UROPYGIAL

Meaning of UROPYGIAL in English

I. adjective

also uro·pyg·e·al |yu̇rə|pijēəl

Etymology: uropygial International Scientific Vocabulary uropyg- (from New Latin uropygium ) + -ial; uropygeal irregular from New Latin uropygium + English -al

: of or relating to the uropygium

uropygial fat

II. noun

( -s )

: a uropygial feather : a tail feather

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

UROPYGIAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
Английский словарь Webster
UROPYGIAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL — /yoor'euh pij"ee euhl/ , adj. Ornith. of or pertaining to the uropygium. [ 1865-70; UROPYGI(UM) + -AL 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL — adj of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
Webster English vocab
UROPYGIAL — надхвостный, копчиковый
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
UROPYGIAL — надхвостный, копчиковый
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
UROPYGIAL GLAND — noun Date: 1870 a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail feathers, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UROPYGIAL GLAND — noun : a large gland that opens on the back at the base of the tail feathers in most birds, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL GLAND — Ornith. a gland opening on the back at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UROPYGIAL GLAND — noun Date: 1870 : a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UROPYGIAL GLAND — [uro.py.gi.al gland] n (1870): a large gland that occurs in most birds, opens dorsally at the base of the tail …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PREEN — I. noun Etymology: Middle English prene, from Old English prēon; akin to Middle High German pfrieme awl Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OIL GLAND — noun Date: circa 1836 a gland (as of the skin) that produces an oily secretion: as, a sebaceous gland, uropygial …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UROPYGEAL — adjective see uropygial I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREEN GLAND — noun Etymology: preen (III) : uropygial gland
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POPE'S NOSE — noun : the part of a bird that corresponds to the tail of a mammal and forms a broad flattened …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OIL GLAND — noun : a gland that secretes oil ; specifically : uropygial gland
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREEN GLAND. — See uropygial gland . [ 1920-25 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OIL GLAND — 1. See uropygial gland . 2. See sebaceous gland . [ 1825-35 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PREEN — I. ˈprēn noun Etymology: Middle English prene, from Old English prēon; akin to Middle High German pfrieme awl Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OIL GLAND — Date: circa 1836 : a gland (as of the skin) that produces an oily secretion: as a. : a sebaceous …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UROPYGIUM — [ ˌjʊərə(ʊ)'pɪdʒɪəm ] ■ noun Zoology the rump of a bird. Derivatives uropygial adjective Origin C18: via med. L. from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OIL GLAND — [oil gland] n (ca. 1836): a gland (as of the skin) that produces an oily secretion; specif: uropygial gland
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PREEN GLAND — also called Uropygial, or Oil, Gland, in birds, an organ located on the back near the base of the tail. …
Britannica English vocabulary
OIL GLAND — any of a variety of skin structures that secrete oily or greasy substances of various functions. In birds, the preen …
Britannica English vocabulary
НАДХВОСТНЫЙ — uropygial
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
КОПЧИКОВЫЙ — 1) coccygeal 2) uropygial
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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